Hogan the hero in PTHS win

Saturday

Apr 6, 2013 at 12:15 PMApr 6, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Game 1 of softball doubleheader with Reed-Custer

Julie Hogan drove an offering over the right field fence in the bottom of the sixth inning to help give Pontiac an 8-5 softball victory over Reed-Custer in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Williamson Field. The second game was in progress at the time of writing. Hogan’s homer, which cleared the fence about 25 feet fair after being blown toward the foul pole, gave PTHS a 6-5 lead. Emily Wertz lined a single to center later in the inning to plate two more runs. Hogan shut down the Comets in the seventh to complete the victory. Pontiac trailed 5-4 heading into the sixth. Maddie Jacobs led off with fly out to left. The ball may have been the hardest hit in the frame but was held up by a 25-mph wind. Jacobs also grounded into the final out with a fielder’s choice. More on the Pontiac twin bill with Reed-Custer will appear online later and in Tuesday’s Daily Leader.